Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,654 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Beale Street (1841- )
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Harry Baird (1931-2005)
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(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases”
Effa Manley
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Effa Louise Manley (1897-1981)

Explore Global African History

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Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos (1990- )
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Kenule “Ken” Beeson Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995)
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Lily Golden (1934-2010)
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Etienne / Tshisekedi wa Mulumba, Etienne Tshisekedi (1932–2017)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
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Is The Help Realistic? It Depends.
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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